Prof. B. Sengupto (Director) introducing Mr. M. C. Chagla (chief guest and Union Minister for Education) to the Senate members, 1965

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Faculty , Institute Events , Students

From left, Dr. H. Heitland (Mechanical Engineering Department), Prof. D. Venkateswarlu (Head of Department, Chemical Engineering), Prof. W. Lutz (Mechanical Engineering Department), Prof. P. C. Varghese (Head of Department, Civil Engineering and Gymkhana President), Prof. P. Venkata Rao (Electrical Engineering Department), Mr. M. C. Chagla (chief guest and Union Minister for Education) and Prof. B. Sengupto (Director).

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Second Convocation, 1965

Photograph ID:

001/0002/IMG_0138_1

Album ID:

0002

Date:

3rd April 1965

Place:

OAT

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1926-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Event:

Second Convocation